Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-21 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The most popular peptides being bought illegally in Australia are yet to attract serious attention from big pharmaceutical companies, who believe they would not be lucrative or safe enough products to bring to the legitimate market.
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[2026-04-21 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
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[2026-04-21 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE asked the US to provide a financial lifeline to the country in case the US-Israeli war on Iran dented its economy, even as it warned the US it could replace the petrodollar with Chinese Yuan, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-04-21 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, April 20 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that South Korea and the United States have finalized a cooperation framework on critical minerals, expressing expectations that it will help address non-market policies and unfair trade practices, according to his department.
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[2026-04-21 03:43 UTC+10:00] [European Union] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Benjamin Netanyahu has brushed aside European concerns over Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon. A tougher approach from Brussels is overdue
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[2026-04-21 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Kalshi continues to capture the imagination of the general public, and the budding prediction market is offering new users a welcome bonus when they sign up.
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[2026-04-21 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: California’s two biggest cities got the cold shoulder in a new ranking of the best places for fresh-faced college graduates to launch their careers — while another SoCal city stole the spotlight.
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[2026-04-21 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh said Monday the central bank must be largely independent of political influence but also should stay focused on its primary goals.
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[2026-04-21 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israeli prosecutors have charged a suspected smuggler accused of arranging black market deliveries worth millions of dollars into wartime Gaza.
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[2026-04-21 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-04-21 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
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[2026-04-21 01:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Africa has experienced an acceleration of its economic and digital transformations over the last decade.
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[2026-04-21 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: I have lived in Judea and Samaria for years now, raising children who know every winding road and ancient olive grove as home. And still, when the conversation turns to “the settlements,” I often feel the same weary frustration I imagine many of you on the other side feel when you hear the word “settler.”
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[2026-04-21 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As it enters its 79th year, the State of Israel stands at a crossroads. It can drift toward becoming a Jewish-religious nationalist state, with Third World levels of public services and GDP, or it can return to the Zionist path and serve as a model for combining liberal values with ancient tradition.
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[2026-04-21 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, will appear before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday at 10AM ET in what is shaping up to be one of the most politically charged confirmation hearings in the central bank’s modern history.
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[2026-04-21 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan issues tsunami warning for north and northeast prefectures of Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate, after quake strikes at 4.53pm
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[2026-04-21 01:02 UTC+10:00] [Sanriku Coast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan issues tsunami warning for north and northeast prefectures of Hokkaido, Aomori and Iwate, after quake strikes at 4.53pm
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[2026-04-21 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Benjamin Picton, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank
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[2026-04-21 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has re-established a settlement in the Palestinian village of Sanur, 20 years after it was dismantled as part of Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-04-21 00:25 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenLondon, UKPolice on duty at the annual “420” event in Hyde Park, where hundreds are expected to gather to celebrate cannabis culturePhotograph: Amer Ghazzal/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenTekirdağ, TurkeyA restaurant terrace in the coastal city is lapped by the waters of the Sea of Marmara, which has turned orange and brown in places due to a proliferation of planktonPhotograph: Mesut Karaduman/Anadolu/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenEssex, UKA container ship makes its way past the Oikos bulk liquid fuel storage
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[2026-04-21 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As the war in Iran enters its 8th week, Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid says that recent developments can be framed in two ways: either five steps forward towards peace and three back (seems more apt than three and two), or as evidence that the two sides remain far enough apart that a lasting deal will be extremely hard to achieve and markets have become far too optimistic.
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[2026-04-21 00:02 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The Coalition might bank any revenue generated from changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax rather than campaigning to reverse them, potentially cementing the reforms and handing Opposition Leader Angus Taylor billions to offer in tax cuts at the next election.
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[2026-04-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Huawei’s debut adds momentum to China’s booming smart eyewear market, which saw shipments surge 35-fold in 2025
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[2026-04-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Huawei’s debut adds momentum to China’s booming smart eyewear market, which saw shipments surge 35-fold in 2025
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[2026-04-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Drawing comparisons with UK’s watershed ‘Suez moment’ in 1950s, report says US now ‘wedged’ in strait and searching for a way out
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[2026-04-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Citic Securities] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Drawing comparisons with UK’s watershed ‘Suez moment’ in 1950s, report says US now ‘wedged’ in strait and searching for a way out
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[2026-04-21 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Modern aviation rests on a deceptively fragile foundation. The system appears seamless to the traveller: aircraft depart, cross continents and arrive according to carefully orchestrated schedules. Yet beneath this apparent stability lies a complex web of airspace agreements, geopolitical assumptions and operational dependencies. When those assumptions break down, aviation can be disrupted with remarkable speed.
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[2026-04-20 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Centre for Food Safety is investigating the omission of gluten from ingredients list as the importer recalls the batch as a precaution
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[2026-04-20 23:49 UTC+10:00] [Authentic Greek Yogurt with Vanilla] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Centre for Food Safety is investigating the omission of gluten from ingredients list as the importer recalls the batch as a precaution
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[2026-04-20 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: USA Rare Earth Inc. is acquiring Brazil’s Serra Verde Group in a roughly $2.8 billion cash-and-stock deal, part of a broader push by the U.S. and its allies to secure independent supplies of critical minerals, according to CNBC and Bloomberg.
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[2026-04-20 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: "Complacent" investors risk getting wrong-footed as they continue to misread developments in the Iran war, analysts said after markets reacted to the brief reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, only for their hopes to be dashed.
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[2026-04-20 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has so far managed to contain fallout from the Iran war – but policymakers are still moving to reinforce resilience
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[2026-04-20 23:00 UTC+10:00] [People's Daily] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing has so far managed to contain fallout from the Iran war – but policymakers are still moving to reinforce resilience
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[2026-04-20 22:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The Kremlin said Monday that a new U.S. sanctions waiver on Russian oil exports proves that the commodity is too vital to the global economy to be sidelined.
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[2026-04-20 22:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday approved the appointment of Shin Hyun-song as governor of the Bank of Korea, according to Cheong Wa Dae.
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[2026-04-20 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are lower, but well off session lows,after a weekend of chaos in the Strait of Hormuz cast doubt over US-Iran peace talks ahead of Tuesday’s ceasefire expiration. On Saturday, Iran said the Strait will be closed until the US blockade is lifted, with ships reporting attacks. The US then fired and seized an Iranian-flagged ship on Sunday.
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[2026-04-20 22:35 UTC+10:00] [Mark Carney] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prime minister details efforts to attract investment and sign trade deals with other countries in 10-minute video address
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[2026-04-20 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The war with Iran has laid bare one of the global economy's most exposed fault lines. For nearly two months, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has all but stopped and the countries that depend most heavily on what passes through it are now confronting the full weight of that reliance.
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[2026-04-20 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Cabinet ministers, members of Knesset, local politicians, and hundreds of settler activists celebrated the reestablishment and repopulation of the settlement of Sa-Nur in the northern West Bank on Sunday, nearly 21 years after its evacuation under the Disengagement Plan.
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[2026-04-20 21:24 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-04-20 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Estimate from Immigration Department represents 7 per cent increase from last year’s holiday
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[2026-04-20 21:12 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Estimate from Immigration Department represents 7 per cent increase from last year’s holiday
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[2026-04-20 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Veteran actor’s deal highlights recovery on the secondary market, even as new launches curb momentum
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[2026-04-20 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Chow Yun Fat Company Limited] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Veteran actor’s deal highlights recovery on the secondary market, even as new launches curb momentum
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[2026-04-20 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The areas outlined in orange indicate regions under tsunami warnings, while those marked in yellow show where tsunami advisories have been issued. (Screenshot from JMA's website)
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[2026-04-20 20:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: American Airlines stock fell in premarket trading on Monday after it rejected talks of a potential megamerger with United Airlines late last week.
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[2026-04-20 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — Far-right leaders Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella pledged on Monday to "liberate" the French economy by slashing red tape and bureaucracy.
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[2026-04-20 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The agriculture minister of the Novosibirsk region was dismissed on Monday following a mass cattle cull that triggered rare public protests and significant financial losses for local farmers.
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[2026-04-20 19:07 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has submitted a detailed formal complaint to the Ministry of Mass Media, raising serious concerns over what it describes as the dissemination of false and misleading information by Hiru TV, operated by Asia Broadcasting Corporation (Pvt) Ltd, causing significant harm to the institution, the national economy, and the public.
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[2026-04-20 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: PBOC head urges IMF to ‘stand against protectionism’ amid effects from tariffs, Iran war
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